Perhaps there was no bigger scapegoat during the Baltimore Orioles' early struggles this season than Charlie Morton. Signed to a one-year, $15 million contract this past winter as a replacement for the departed Corbin Burnes,

The Orioles have gone 4-2 in each of the past three weeks. If the Orioles keep playing at a .667 pace — a Herculean task, to be sure — they would end the season with a 91-71 record, good enough to make the playoffs and the same record they had last year.

The Orioles blanked the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night thanks to a great performance from the 41-year-old.

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Charlie Morton had to wait out a rain delay tonight that lasted more than an hour before throwing his first pitch. The grounds crew sprinted to the tarp and stood shoulder-to-shoulder behind it after the top of the fourth inning,

The Angels are coming off a series sweep over the Athletics and have won five of the past six games. Los Angeles had yesterday off for travel across the country. The Orioles are 1